Pulse electrodeposited RuO 2 electrodes for high-performance supercapacitor applications

The present work addresses high-performance Ruthenium Oxide (RuO 2 ) electrodes prepared by using a simple pulse electrodeposition method. For the comparison purpose, two different precursors, namely, ruthenium (III) nitrosyl sulphate (RuNS) and ruthenium trichloride (RuCl 3 ), were used in this stu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Surface engineering 2019-02, Vol.35 (2), p.102-108
Hauptverfasser: Arunachalam, R., Prataap, R. K.Vishnu, Pavul Raj, R., Mohan, S., Vijayakumar, J., Péter, L., Al Ahmad, Mahmoud
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The present work addresses high-performance Ruthenium Oxide (RuO 2 ) electrodes prepared by using a simple pulse electrodeposition method. For the comparison purpose, two different precursors, namely, ruthenium (III) nitrosyl sulphate (RuNS) and ruthenium trichloride (RuCl 3 ), were used in this study. The coatings were subjected to material characterisation such as Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy and Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and Transmission electron microscopy as well as electrochemical characterisation such as Cyclic Voltammetry, Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy and charge/discharge. The RuNS–RuO 2 coating exhibited excellent specific capacitance (1724 F/g at 5 A/g) with a remarkable rate capability. This value is significantly higher (52%) than the value obtained for RuCl 3 –RuO 2 electrode material at 5 A/g. The findings provide valuable information on the potential use of RuNS as a precursor for synthesising RuO 2 and pulse electrodeposition process to produce electrodes for supercapacitors.
ISSN:0267-0844
1743-2944
DOI:10.1080/02670844.2018.1426408